Geofizika, Vol. 27 No. 1, 2010.
Ostalo
Approaching the 300th anniversary of the birth of Josip Ruđer Bošković
Inga Lisac
; Andrija Mohorovi~i} Geophysical Institute, Faculty of Science, University of Zagreb, Zagreb, Croatia
Sažetak
On the occasion of 300th anniversary of the birth of Josip Ruđer Bošković, a Jesuit, versatile scientist, philosopher, diplomat and poet – originally from Dubrovnik, who worked in the 18th century – this paper presents a contribution of his importance. This is a review of one of his first papers which has recently been translated from Latin into Croatian and which explains the appearance of northern lights. Bošković was the first Croatian scientist who dealt with the explanation of this atmospheric phenomenon, and some of his conclusions are close to modern ideas. This paper also presents a recently discovered memorial poem which his younger fellow brother p. Petar Perica wrote on the occasion of the 200th anniversary of Bošković’s birth and which was hitherto unknown.
Ključne riječi
J. R. Bošković; J. R. Boscovich; northern lights; aurora; memorial poem by p. Petar Perica
Hrčak ID:
57734
URI
Datum izdavanja:
30.6.2010.
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